Simon Woolley appointed to Equalities Commission

Simon Woolley of Operation Black Vote has today been appointed a Commissioner to the Equality and Human Rights body

Working for a strong equalities framework

Equalities campaigner Meral Hussein Ece, the first female Turkish councillor in Britain, expressed joy after being appointed to the board of the Equalities Commission.

Racist email councillor suspended

It’s to David Cameron’s credit that he has suspended a Conservative councillor whose racist email was exposed by a blogger earlier today.

Reflections on a few days at the home of human rights

Simon Woolley looks back at the United Nations conference he attended recently and reflects on the shared experiences of many communities across the world.

“Cameron Cuties” aren’t just pretty faces

There’s a strange debate on the Independent’s commentators blog about whether to call Conservative women “Dave’s Divas” or “Cameron’s Cuties”. But this sexist dialogue seems to have overlooked is the number of upcoming black or Asian candidates.

Don’t go, O!

So farewell, then, to the Oprah Winfrey Show, a legend of the schedules, which is due to finish in 2011

There’s always one…

News that a Sikh has joined the British National Party is not such a surprise when you consider that the man in question has been associated with the far right outfit for many years.

Apology needed for Katrina

Some Katrina victims have got compensation, but what is really needed is an apology from ex-President George Bush, writes Richard Sudan

Aboriginal Australia – Neighbours it ain’t

Australia does not want to face the terrible history of how they have oppressed Aborigianal people, or their present-day suffering, writes Angela Hinds

Cops without a badge

David Lammy touched on a crucial issue – how do we create more trust between young people and the police?

I can’t believe it’s not better thought out

Avowed atheist Ariane Sherine has attracted a whopping 1,000+ reader comments over her anti-religion drive. But she’s muddling up religion and culture, writes Lester Holloway

Mass Sikh lobby expected

A large number of Sikhs are expected at a mass lobby of parliament tomorrow as they protest over exclusion from official recognition by public authorities

OBV Cartoon Corner

Tim Sanders' on Barack Obama's visit to China